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Abstract expressionism, works on paper : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Title
Abstract expressionism, works on paper : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Lisa Mintz Messinger.
Author
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publication
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Atlanta : High Museum of Art ; New York : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, [1992], ©1992.

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  • Messinger, Lisa Mintz.
  • High Museum of Art.
Description
xi, 163 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
Summary
"Abstract Expressionist works on paper from the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are presented in this volume, which documents the wealth of the Museum's holdings in that area. Many of them are published here for the first time, and several are recent additions to the collection. All are illustrated in full-page color reproductions that show the nuances of each work in great detail." "The Abstract Expressionists are best known for their paintings and sculptures, and virtually all of the many publications about these artists concentrate on those large-scale works. This unique catalogue deals exclusively with their smaller, more intimate works on paper, providing many new insights about the routes that led to the Abstract Expressionists' innovative artistic accomplishments. The nineteen artists included are William Baziotes, James Brooks, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Gerome Kamrowski, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart, Theodore Roszak, Mark Rothko, Anne Ryan, David Smith, Theodoros Stamos, and Mark Tobey. Each of them is discussed in a separate essay, which encompasses information about the artist's background and development, commentary about the importance of drawing in his or her oeuvre, and an analysis of each work in the selection. Also included in the essays is technical information about a number of the individual works that enhances understanding of the variety and originality of these artists' media and techniques."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) > Exhibitions
  • Abstract expressionism > United States > Exhibitions
  • Art, American > Exhibitions
  • Drawing, American > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Painting, American > 20th century > Exhibitions
Note
  • "Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... held at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, from January 26, 1993, through April 4, 1993, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 4, 1993, through September 12, 1993"--T.p. verso.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 158-159.
Contents
Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- Foreword / Ned Rifkin -- William Baziotes -- James Brooks -- Elaine de Kooning -- Willem de Kooning -- Arshile Gorky -- Adolph Gottlieb -- Philip Guston -- Gerome Kamrowski -- Franz Kline -- Robert Motherwell -- Barnett Newman -- Jackson Pollock -- Richard Pousette-Dart -- Theodore Roszak -- Mark Rothko -- Anne Ryan -- David Smith -- Theodoros Stamos -- Mark Tobey.
ISBN
  • 0870996568
  • 0870996576
  • 0810964244 (Abrams)
LCCN
92033802
OCLC
  • 26858284
  • ocm26858284
  • SCSB-14482005
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries